Fuze Jerk Reduction and Optimum Deceleration from a Compliant Material System

Experimental tests in Phase I have shown the fuze shock absorber system capable of reducing shock peaks by a factor of three, and the associated jerk by an order of magnitude. The Phase II work will be devoted to exploring the performance space of this jerk-reduction system as a function of its material properties and physical configuration, as well as the fuze mass. LRK Associates will design and fabricate the various jerk-reduction test articles that will then be shock tested at AFRL, Eglin AFB. Analysis of the results of these tests will supply data to build an empirical performance model from which design rules can be stated. Following successful program review at the end of the first year, the second year will be devoted to designing, fabricating, and testing a realistic prototype jerk-reduction system applicable to a fuze/fuze well combination currently found in the inventory of Air Force ground penetrating weapons.